Chess Olympiad in Samarkand (FIDE Photo) Former champions Uzbekistan will be severely tested as their men will try to regain the Olympiad chess title that they won in India four years ago.Uzbekistan will feel the added pressure of home expectations at Samarkand coupled with the might of defending champions India in the 11-round over-the-board classical…
England’s Harry Brook (AP photo) Harry Brook has added another milestone to his remarkable run in 2026, becoming the only captain from a Full Member team to score two T20I centuries in a calendar year.The England captain reached the landmark during his unbeaten 114 against Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match series…
sanjiv goenka-rishabh pant Rishabh Pant‘s stint with Lucknow Super Giants ended after only two IPL seasons, despite the franchise breaking the auction record to sign the India wicketkeeper-batter.LSG spent ₹27.4 crore on Pant at the IPL 2025 mega auction, making him the most expensive player in the history of the tournament at the time. However,…
New Delhi: Mohammad Nabi moved to his left, leaped ever so slightly at the long-off boundary rope, got his hands underneath the leather and held on. A few inches more and the ball would have possibly evaded him for a six. Instead, he gestured ‘out’ to the umpire and a probing Rashid Khan. The Afghanistan…
India beat Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday, but the team did not accept the trophy from Naqvi Former Pakistan batter Mohammad Yousuf has come out in support of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi after the trophy controversy following…
Jasprit Bumrah (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah added another milestone to his T20I career during India’s second T20I against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.Bumrah opened the bowling for India with a maiden over. It was his 13th maiden in T20I cricket and helped him become the bowler with the most maiden…
FILE – Colombia’s James Rodriguez celebrates after defeating Costa Rica at the end of a friendly soccer match in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File) For 15 years, James Rodríguez was one of the first names that came to mind whenever Colombia walked onto a football pitch. The No. 10 shirt…
Ronaldo and Al-Nassr suffer a shocking 4-0 defeat on their long-awaited AFC Champions League Elite return/ Image: X Al-Nassr’s return to the AFC Champions League Elite was supposed to offer an early glimpse of what the new season could bring. Instead, Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates walked away from their opening night with a result…
Nitish Kumar Reddy (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: “I always wanted to become the greatest all-rounder,” Nitish Kumar Reddy said after playing a key role in India’s seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in the second T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday.Reddy returned figures of 3/24 as India restricted Afghanistan to 159 for eight….
Sanju Samson (Image: ANI) NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson has spent years learning to live with the scrutiny that comes with playing for India. On Tuesday, after his 57 off 22 balls against Afghanistan in the second T20I, he admitted that the noise from outside does get through — even if his preferred response is to…